Pantami, other’s absence stalls NASS public hearing on NITDA

The absence of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami among other factors, stalled a public hearing on a Bill to repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

The Director-General of the NITDA, Kashifu Abdullah, was also absent from the hearing.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, and other stakeholders also failed to appear at the public hearing.